General Car Conversation 2025 - Part 2
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Maryland
What about buying the headlight polishing kit and then buying precut PPF for the headlights for $50-$60 and applying that? Would the PPF stop future yellowing?
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
Got the AC working! I gave it a little more refrigerant and the compressor clicked on. Cooling well now. I also checked the CEL code and it was an EVAP fault, probably a bad fuel cap. I ordered a new one and cleared the code.
They've been restored twice. They are REALLY bad. I meant to say $550 total, the lamps are like $275 a side. I can install them myself, I watched a YT video. Worth a try one more time to see how they turn out.
Drove it over to my house to check the code. It drives good and tight. There is a knocking kind of sound you can hear inside the car, but its not coming from the engine and doesn't increase with RPM, also doesn't go away when the HVAC is turned off. Strange...I would say its a fan hitting something but no fans should be running with the HVAC off...
They've been restored twice. They are REALLY bad. I meant to say $550 total, the lamps are like $275 a side. I can install them myself, I watched a YT video. Worth a try one more time to see how they turn out.
Drove it over to my house to check the code. It drives good and tight. There is a knocking kind of sound you can hear inside the car, but its not coming from the engine and doesn't increase with RPM, also doesn't go away when the HVAC is turned off. Strange...I would say its a fan hitting something but no fans should be running with the HVAC off...
Nvm to my last comment about headlights, I didn't know you already did them a few times
Lexus Fanatic
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Scratch-Out might (?) work on headlight-covers in some cases, but it is really intended most for use on metal-painted surfaces. I know that product well.....I have used it for many years.
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From: Maryland
Oh good! Make sure you fill to appropriate low side PSI at least, sicne you aren't going by weight into a vacuumed loop and all....fan like noise can be a few things but main fan is likely because it's a fan lol!
Nvm to my last comment about headlights, I didn't know you already did them a few times
Nvm to my last comment about headlights, I didn't know you already did them a few times
Originally Posted by swajames
Anyone tried Preparation H on their headlights?
I prefer bactine!
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Lead Lap
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: CA, Mid OC
I don’t bother but in CA they don’t get very dirty and I’m not a pig, so the inside is spotless when I return. I definitely saw my share of messed up cars in my 4 months as a rental car company management trainee. You haven’t lived until you are forced to wear a necktie and clean cars occasionally which meant every day and have the tie sucked into the business end of a vacuum hose.
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From: Ohio
Lexus Champion
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From: Knoxville, TN
Between this and the hand job car wash and my rims...um cleaned, you're in rare form lately. :-)
lol...
Ohhhhh if you work for Enterprise you'll spend half your day washing cars I hear. However working for them looks great on a resume, I also have heard.
(My post was just a Breaking Bad reference....)
I hate loaner cars, I want my vehicles only to drive.
lol...
I don’t bother but in CA they don’t get very dirty and I’m not a pig, so the inside is spotless when I return. I definitely saw my share of messed up cars in my 4 months as a rental car company management trainee. You haven’t lived until you are forced to wear a necktie and clean cars occasionally which meant every day and have the tie sucked into the business end of a vacuum hose.
(My post was just a Breaking Bad reference....)
I hate loaner cars, I want my vehicles only to drive.
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From: Ohio